Sehnde

SEHNDE Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 1974 Burgdorf) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1974 Bilm 1974 Bolzum 1974 Dolgen 1974 Evern 1974 Gretenberg 1974 Haimar 1974 Höver 1974 Ilten 1974 Klein Lobke 1974 Müllingen 1974 Rethmar 1974 Wassel 1974 Wehmingen 1974 Wirringen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.31499999999999772626324556767940521240234375,"lon":9.9652999999999991587174008600413799285888671875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Auf rotem Grund mit einem schmalen goldenen Bord einen blau bezungten goldenen Löwenkopf.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a lion's head as all municipalities in the Grossen Freien territory, which is not the Sehnde municipality, used a lion in their arms.

The previous arms were granted in 1939, see below.

The chief in the old arms shows the lion as used by all municipalities in the Grossen Freien territory. The lower half shows the blade of a spade, originally symbolising agriculture, but now also used as a symbol for the potassium mining in the area. A spade was also used by Henning von Sehnde in the 15^th century.

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  The arms from 1939

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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